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State Department says China’s repression of Uighurs is ‘genocide’ – Source CNET Tech

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A rally outside the White House in August 2020 urging the US to end trade deals with China and take action to stop the oppression of the Uighur and other Turkic peoples.


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The US State Department on Tuesday declared that the Chinese government is committing genocide against Uighur people and other predominantly Muslim ethnic minorities in the country’s northwestern Xinjiang region. The move is reportedly expected to be the Trump administration’s final action against China, capping years of tension over human right abuses and trade. 

“I believe this genocide is ongoing, and that…

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